A voluntary, acute-care teaching hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital endeavors to provide excellent health care services in a compassionate and humane manner to the people who live and work in Brooklyn and its surrounding areas. NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital is affiliated with Weill Cornell Medicine-an ivy league medical school that is among the nation's best in patient care, medical education, and research. This Hospital is also a member of the NewYork-Presbyterian Regional Hospital Network, which provides access to top-ranking physicians and comprehensive resources, including some of the best thought leaders in the medical field.